False widow vs Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Cistugo lesueuri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Theridiidae	Cistugidae
Genus	Steatoda	Cistugo
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Cistugo lesueuri

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Lesueur's Hairy Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Lesueur's Hairy Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Lesueur's Hairy Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.